Rockdale Safety Snapshot

Is Rockdale safe? About average. Rockdale has a safety score of 43/100, meaning less recorded crime harm per resident than about 43% of New Zealand suburbs, with 22.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. It is the #35 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland.

The annual total crime rate in Rockdale is 22.1 crimes per thousand residents, making it the #35 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. The overall crime trend in the area has decreased in recent months with criminal activity peaking in February 2026, March 2026, April 2026.

How the safety score works

Offence breakdown · past 12 months

Based on total incidents. Police data to August 2026

• Burglary 11.0%
  Burglary accounts for 11.0 percent of incidents.
• Assault 5.0%
  Assault accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Theft 5.0%
  Theft accounts for 5.0 percent of incidents.
• Sexual Offences 1.0%
  Sexual Offences accounts for 1.0 percent of incidents.

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Rockdale Demographics

2023 Census data

Loaded live from the API for this suburb.

Population

978

Households

381

Median income

$97,757

Median rent

$318

Age distribution

Share of total population.

Age 0-14

204 (20.9%)

Age 15-64

669 (68.4%)

Age 65+

108 (11%)

Birthplace

Share of stated birthplace records.

Born in NZ

864 (88.3%)

Born overseas

114 (11.7%)

Ethnicity

Normalised to ethnicity responses (can exceed population).

European

822 · 70.3%

Māori

219 · 18.7%

Pacific

36 · 3.1%

Asian

75 · 6.4%

MELAA

3 · 0.3%

Other

15 · 1.3%

Home tenure (as stored)

Normalised to stated total when present.

Owned

732 · 98.8%

Not owned

297 · 40.1%

Other

39 · 5.3%

Household composition

Normalised to household composition total.

One family

243 (21.4%)

Two families

15 (1.3%)

Three+ families

0 (0%)

Other composition

876 (77.2%)

Demographic data sourced from Stats NZ , licensed under CC BY 4.0

FAQ

• Is Rockdale a safe suburb to live in?

  Rockdale has a safety score of 43/100, making it the #35 safest of 53 ranked suburbs in Southland Region. 73% of recorded crime is property crime (theft, burglary, fraud or damage).

• What is the crime rate in Rockdale?

  The annual crime rate in Rockdale is 22.1 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents.

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